Creations with Christina - Punch Storage

Below you will find how I store my punches.  I do not have very many since they fit in two medium bins.

Creations with Christina - Craft room pics

The pictures below represent my little piece of heaven.  I have my own corner in our bonus room and its all mine.  I'm still expanding my area but I do have to share it with my husband and girls so for now its my piece of tranquility.

A Father's Day Project - Magazine Folder

My husband and I spent last week working on the magazine holder for our Dads'.  Below is the list of items used:

WOODEN MAGAZINE HOLDERS from MICHEALS

WOOD STAIN -

TIM HOLTZ IDEA-OLOGY -SALVAGE STICKERS

TIM HOLTZ IDEA-OLOGY -FOUNDATION BOX FEET

TATTERED ANGELS CHALKBOARD GLIMMER MIST - CHALK

TATTERED ANGELS GLIMMER MIST - SUEDED

MEMENTO INK - TUXEDO BLACK

TIM HOLTZ DISTRESS INK - TEA DYE

TIM HOLTZ DISTRESS STAIN - ANTIQUE LINEN

STAMPS USED:

TIM HOLTZ STAMPER ANONYMOUS -PARIS FILM

TIM HOLTZ STAMPER ANONYMOUS -AIR TRAVEL

AUTUMN LEAVES - ALPHABETICALLY SENT

AUTUMN LEAVES - POSTMARK

HERO ARTS - WISH YOU WERE HERE

TPC STUDIO - TRAVEL WORLD

TATTERED ANGELS - BLOSSOM TREES

SANDYLION (KELLY PANACCI) - TIME FLIES

We also used glue for wood and metals and elmer's wood glue to hold the stickers better.  We also used Mod Podge Gloss Lustre to give it a high shine and to prevent the stickers from falling off and to keep the stamped images from fading.  This was the first time for taking this project on.  We tried to make it look old and rustic.  Definitely will try more of these wood projects.  all of the hardware is from the Tim Holtz line.  We first sanded the magazine holder's.  Then we stained the and placed on two coats.  We then stamped all of the images and used a fixative to seal it.  In each step we let it sit a day to ensure all the material was set.  We then added the stickers with a little help of some spray glue to hold in place.  We then added the Mod Podge to seal and give it some shine.  We did two coats of the Mod Podge.  The last step was adding the hardware which gave it a antique look.  Hopefully our Dads' will like these gifts.

My Pink Stamper Color Challenge

My Pink Stamper

Color Challenge:Orange, Turquoise, and Green

Items used were:
DCWV - mat stack striped green cut at 3.75x4.5
Brazzil card stock cut at 4.25x10 and folded in half (4.25x5)
DCWV Cafe Mediterranean 4x6 card stock in orange and turquoise
Tim Holtz's Distress Ink - broken china
My Pink Stamper set called " Family & Friends" - "for my" and "wish you were here!"
Cricut Cartridge "Beyond Birthdays" to cut the card, shadow "Dad" and silhouette "dad"

Father's Cards 2011

front of card

inside of card

FATHER’S DAY CARD items used:

STRATHMORE BLACK BOARD ARTIST TRADING CARDS

MICHEAL’S KRAFT PAPER  5X7

THE STAMP OF LIFE - WORDS4FAMILY

COLOR BOX CHALK - CHESTNUT ROAN

TATTERED ANGELS GLIMMER GLAZE - WATERFALL

GREY DUCT TAPE

TIM HOLTZ ARTIST TRADING CARD EMBOSSING FOLDER - UMBRELLA MAN

TIM HOLTZ ARTIST TRADING CARD EMBOSSING FOLDER - POCKET WATCHES

TIM HOLTZ ARTIST TRADING CARD EMBOSSING FOLDER - STEAMPUNK

ARCHIVAL BRILLIANCE PLATINUM PLANET INK PAD

MY MIND’S EYE STELLA ROSE - HATTIE 6X6 PAPER PAD

Challenge Me Monday #63 Dad

The Fantabulous Challenge Me Monday #63 - Dads

I made these cards for my brother-in-laws Jon and Gary.  The cards were made with the following items:

1. Micheal's Recollection Kraft paper cut to 4.5x5.25

2. K&C Company Julianne designer paper 6x6

3. Tim Holtz's stamp "Paris Film"

4. Ranger's Inkssentials fabric artist trading cards natural

5. TPC Studio "travel World" clear stamps 

6. Tim Holtz's Distress Stains "peeled paint and antique linen"

7. Tim Holtz's Distress Ink "tea dye and peeled paint"

8. Memento ink "tuxedo black"

9. ColorBox Chalk ink "chestnut roan"

10. The stamps of life "all4Dads"

11. Sandylion Kelly Panacci stamps "time flies"

12. scrapbook adhesives pop dot squares

This was a new technique that I decided to try and it was pretty fun but it could be better.  As you see below, the brown card came out better than the green.  I learned that it is better to use the same ink stain as the ink pad.  I think it would have been better to use "Staz On" to ink the image instead of chalk ink.  I really enjoyed using the Tim Holtz's Distress stains.  I will definitely buy more since I loved using them.  They work great on paper and fabric.  I used the Tim Holtz's distress inks to ink the edges of the card.  The fabric trading cards are awesome to work with because they already have a sticky back so attaching them to projects is effortless.  I also cut strips from the Julianne paper to give it a stripe look on the front of the card.